The latest Online One-Day Green Pointed event took place on Saturday 25th April. It was won by Mike Fawcett & Denis King ( pictured ) with a score of 103 VPs. In second place were Artur...

The Portland Bowl Finals took place this weekend, 25th - 26th April 2026 at the famous Portland Club in London. Oxford University A beat Bristol University A by 18 IMPs. The Oxford line-up (...

The Lady Milne Trophy - the annual women's home international series - took place this weekend, hosted by Northern Irish Bridge Union at La Mon Country Club, Belfast. The England team of Dido...

Peter Lee & David Norman ( pictured) have claimed the National Pairs title, winning the national final which took place on 11th & 12th April with a score of 59.02%. Peter Lee has now won the...

Following the success of last year's event. The World Bridge Federation's e-Bridge Cup, will return next month, with a brand new formula! 9,000 participants attended the first edition of the...

The National Teams League season 11 has now concluded. In Division 1, team "Selway" (John Atthey, Michael Hampton, Michael Prior, Anne Rosen, Neil Rosen, Norman Selway, Florian Weiss-Selway...

The Northern Easter Festival run by Yorkshire on behalf of the EBU took place from 4th to 5th April in Harrogate. In the Swiss Pairs on Saturday the winners were Alan Brosgill & Robin Jepson (...

In the 12-board ladder for March, Gordon Rainsford won the top prize of £30 with an average score of 73.06% over six games. David Dawson finished second with an average score of 71.07% winning...

Congratulations to Kay Preddy and Norman Selway who won the Portland Pairs, the EBU's Mixed Pairs Championship, with 65.55% over 48 boards in a field of 72 pairs on Sun 29 March. They were...

We have 64 teams entered for this year's Spring Fours, so we have closed bookings through My EBU. If you want to join a waiting list in case of cancellations please contact us on 01296 317203 or...

The regional finals of the National Pairs were held yesterday (Sunday) and the top 50 pairs nationally, qualify to play in the national final on 11-12 April. The national results were topped by...

The English Bridge Union is delighted to welcome Nicola Whitworth into a newly created voluntary role, Volunteer Co-Ordinator. This role is designed to strengthen the support we offer to our...

The new Master Point and Licensing Handbook is now available. This version includes the New Green Pointed Licensed Events Policy (more details in previous news article). Changes are effective...

We are aware that an email has been sent to a number of contacts for EBU clubs in BridgeWebs. If you have received such an email, please do not reply to the sender and do not be concerned. These...

The EBU Board is delighted to announce that it has co-opted Kathryn Cearns to join its number. Kathryn is a Chartered Accountant and an experienced non-executive director. She is also a member of...

The latest Online One-Day Green Pointed event, and the first Swiss Teams of 2026 took place on Saturday 14th March. It was won by the team of Keith Joules, David Beck, Robin Jepson & Alan...

British Isles Trophy 2026 was held over the weekend from 13-15 March, hosted by the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland, on RealBridge. Congratulations to the Nettleton team (England) of Diana...

The team of Patrick Shields, Richard Chamberlain, Norman Selway & Kay Preddy have won the Senior Trials, which took place at West Midlands Bridge Club last weekend (13-15 March). They won six out...

Surrey Schools Cup 2026 Richard Challoner School (RCS) hosted the Surrey Schools Cup on 6th February, providing excellent space for the Surrey County Bridge Association (SCBA) team to organise a...

The second and final weekend of the Camrose Trophy was hosted by the Welsh Bridge Union in Newport last weekend. The Republic of Ireland team were the winners with a final score of 147.48. The...

Congratulations EBU member Thor Erik Hoftaniska and former EBU member Martin Andresen ( pictured), who won the recent NABC+ Open Pairs. Doug Doub and Adam Wildavsky finished second, just under 6...

In the 12-board ladder for February, Tim Glover won the top prize of £30 with an average score of 71.58% over six games. David Dawson finished second with an average score of 71.53% winning £20...

The final totals for 2025 are now ready. Congratulations to Stefano Tommasini, who has won the 2025 Sunday Telegraph Salver for most Master Points earned during the year. He scored a total of 21...

The England teams have won the Junior Camrose and Peggy Bayer organised by Bridge Great Britain. The event was hosted by the Scottish Bridge Union (SBU) at Adamton Country House Hotel near...

The European Women's trials, took place this past weekend, at Young Chelsea Bridge Club, to determine the England representation at the European Team Championships in Riga, Latvia, in June. The...

The Masters Pairs this weekend, for those ranked below Regional Master, held at various clubs around the country. The overall winners were Andrew Bradkin & Thomas Bradkin ( pictured), with a...

In the combined Premier Grand and Grand Masters Pairs, first were Alan Oddie & Giles Ip winners of the Grand Masters Pairs ( pictured), second were Robin Jepson & Alan Brosgill, and third were...

The Leveling Up Podcast with Adam Parrish this week features a great interview with English International David Gold. David started as a top junior chess player before he learned to play bridge...

The second of the 2026 Online One-Day Green Pointed events took place on Sunday 15th February. It was won by Bogdan Drobny & Karen Read ( pictured), with a score of 107 VPs. In second place were...

The Harrogate Spring Congress took place last weekend, at the Cedar Court Hotel, Harrogate. The Swiss Teams was won by the team of Martin Edge, Tony McNiff, Dave Robinson & Nick Woolven (...

The Teltscher Trophy Trial were held over the weekend, from 6th to 8th February, at York Bridge Club. The top three placed pairs were: 1st place - Alan Mould & John Holland, with a score of +118...

In the 12-board ladder for January, Michael Heubeck won the top prize of £30 with an average score of 73.54% over six games. Tim Glover finished second with an average score of 70.55% winning £20...

The latest in the new Bid72 video series, Pros and Cons, is now available to view. Episode thirty-three is all about hand evaluation in combi with Exclusion Blackwood. The series of short videos...

Warwickshire have won the Tollemache Cup - the inter-county teams of eight championship - claiming the trophy for the fourth time. The county's last win was in 1972. The team ( pictured) was...

The 2026 Peter Jordan trophy, awarded for the winning pair of the Tuesday session of the British Winter Sims, has been presented to the winning pair. Bob Howard & Simon Cook ( pictured), from...

As part of an exciting new partnership with Funbridge, a popular bridge-playing platform, EBED has secured special offers for EBTA teachers and their students, as well as EBU Junior Members. All...

Congratulations to Andrew McIntosh, Sara Moran, Neil Rosen & Anne Rosen ( pictured) who have won this year's Winter Fours, run by the Scottish Bridge Union. The runners up were Iain Sime, Miro...

The first of the 2026 Online One-Day Green Pointed events took place on Sunday 25th January. It was won by Yelda Hansen & Tezcan Sen, with a score of 107 VPs. In second place were Richard Fedrick...

The EBU is looking for a new advertising manager to take over when the current manager stands down in May. Full details of the role are available here or via the link below, and applications or...

We are aware that emails have recently been sent purporting to be from EBU members as though they were EBU officials. These false emails have been sent from unconvincing account names without the...

The 3rd European Online Women’s Teams Championship, organised by the European Bridge League and run on RealBridge took place over the weekend (9–11 January). There were three teams with English...

England are in second place after the first weekend of the Camrose Trophy, the competition between the teams of the 'home nations'. The England team got off to a very good start, with wins...